Meanwhile, Turkey’s motor vehicle production increased 9 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2016, according to a monthly Automotive Manufacturers’ Association (OSD) report released on June 8.

Automakers in the country produced nearly 594,000 vehicles, including automobiles, light commercial vehicles and tractors, within the January-May period of this year, while automobile production rose about 359,000, with an increase of 13 percent year-on-year, the OSD said.